Gunmen torch bus, kill 30 passengers in Nigeria's Sokoto state

At least 30 passengers on a bus in Nigeria's Sokoto state were burnt to death when gunmen torched it on Tuesday, police and residents said, in yet another reminder of growing insecurity in Africa's most populous country.

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